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- ↑ Mia Johnson (April 23, 2021). "City of Casper steadfast in the decision to manage transit operations". Wyoming News Now. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ↑ Sofia Saric (March 15, 2023). "Former Casper bus operator reaches settlement with city after lawsuit". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ↑ Hugh Cook (July 15, 2022). "Casper looks at electrifying their fleet of city buses". Wyoming Public Media. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ↑ Brendan LaChance (October 26, 2022). "Casper Area Transit installing 66 new signs in first phase of bus stop project". Oil City News. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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- ↑ "Casper Area Link" . Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ↑ "The National Transit Database (NTD)" . Retrieved September 17, 2023.
